Ecclesiastes 1:4

4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

Ecclesiastes 1:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
ESV
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
NLT
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes.
MSG
4 One generation goes its way, the next one arrives, but nothing changes - it's business as usual for old planet earth.
CSB
4 A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.

Ecclesiastes 1:4 In-Context

2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
5 The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises.
6 The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Job 8:19; Psalms 104:5; Psalms 119:90
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